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Code of Conduct
In contributing to democratisation and to the respect of human rights in the Euro-Mediterranean region, the Foundation is managed according to governing principles based on good governance, i.e. independence, impartiality, accountability, and representativeness.
The Foundation aims at:
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Being independent of interference from any governments, organisations or individuals that would compromise its decisions.
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Being impartial by abiding the standards of non-discrimination as set out in the instruments listed below and by appointing members to the Board that are of impeccable moral standing.
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Ensuring comprehensive reporting of its activities to donors, beneficiaries and to the public at large.
The Foundation refers explicitly to a number of instruments and documents that serve both as legal and ethical guidelines for the Foundation and its beneficiaries. These instruments and documents are the following:
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The United Nations Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, generally known as the UN ‘Declaration on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders’.
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The Resolution of the United Nations establishing the Mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Human Rights Defenders.
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All the United Nations instruments relating to Human Rights and in particular:
o The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
o The two international Covenants on Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
o The United Nations Conventions providing monitoring mechanisms (Torture, Racial Discrimination, Discrimination Against Women, the Rights of the Child)
o The Conventions and Norms of the International Labour Organisation. -
Founding documents, Guidelines and Action plans of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network.
The Foundation also includes a ‘non-violence clause’ that excludes any person or association from Foundation financing that uses violence to advance political aims.